Engelsk substantiv: whin |
1. | whin (om plante) very spiny and dense evergreen shrub with fragrant golden-yellow flowers; common throughout western Europe |
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| Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | furze, gorse, Irish gorse, Ulex europaeus |
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| Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | bush, shrub |
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| Tilhører disse overordnede uttrykkene | genus Ulex, Ulex |
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2. | whin (om plante) small Eurasian shrub having clusters of yellow flowers that yield a dye; common as a weed in Britain and the United States; sometimes grown as an ornamental |
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| Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | dyer's greenweed, dyer's-broom, dyeweed, Genista tinctoria, greenweed, woadwaxen, woodwaxen |
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| Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | broom |
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| Tilhører disse overordnede uttrykkene | Genista, genus Genista |
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3. | whin (om ting) any of various hard colored rocks (especially rocks consisting of chert or basalt) |
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| Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | whinstone |
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| Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | rock, stone |
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